A man on a motorcycle plans to make a jump as shown in the figure. If he leaves the ramp with a speed of 39.0 m/s and has a speed of 37.1 m/s at the top of his trajectory, determine his maximum height (h) (in m) above the end of the ramp. Ignore friction and air resistance. m

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A man on a motorcycle plans to make a jump as shown in the figure.
If he leaves the ramp with a speed of 39.0 m/s and has a speed of 37.1 m/s at the top of his trajectory, determine his maximum height (h) (in m) above the end of the ramp. Ignore friction and air resistance.
Transcribed Image Text:A man on a motorcycle plans to make a jump as shown in the figure. If he leaves the ramp with a speed of 39.0 m/s and has a speed of 37.1 m/s at the top of his trajectory, determine his maximum height (h) (in m) above the end of the ramp. Ignore friction and air resistance.
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Write the given values with suitable variables.

u=39 m/sv=37.1 m/s

Here, u denotes the initial speed and v denotes the speed at the top.

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